The Trafford Trading Club
Chapter 1923

Unfettered

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"That was the child of a good friend of mine. It happened to be summer vacation at the time, so he brought the child to visit me."

Before they knew it, Zhong Luoyue and Leng Feng had found a bench nearby and sat down... What Leng Feng was more curious about was why Third Miss was so interested in what had happened back then.

However, the Zhong Family had shown him kindness by recognizing his talent. Emotionally, Leng Feng naturally leaned toward the descendants of the Zhong Family.

"Do you... still keep in touch?" she asked pensively.

"We haven't been in contact for quite some time." Leng Feng spoke casually, then frowned with apparent curiosity. "Third Miss, you seem rather concerned about that child."

Zhong Luoyue smiled calmly, her answer nearly flawless. "I was still young back then. I got lost in the woods and fell into a hollow tree, injuring my leg in the process. That child rescued me and stayed with me for an entire night, so I wouldn't be too frightened. But when I woke up, you had already found me and sent me straight to the military hospital. I never saw that child again—not even once. I didn't even get the chance to say thank you."

Leng Feng listened attentively.

Perhaps because he was suspicious by nature... he needed to determine whether Third Miss of the Zhong Family's concern about that child would have any impact on him.

He did not want the child, who had now grown up, to be affected negatively... If necessary, he did not even intend to reveal more about the child to Zhong Luoyue.

After all, so much time had passed. Even if he claimed that he could no longer remember clearly, Zhong Luoyue would have no grounds to object.

However,

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